In this storybook game, Professor Quackerton and her friends have to band together in the wake of a loss. Experience this colorful world of queer animals with big personalities and a big problem.

When a dear friend passes, there is little to be done but to celebrate her life. Trouble is, everything seems to be going wrong. The twins are fighting, the cat is sleeping, and Max won't leave his post... What's a duck to do?

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This game includes:

• A colorful cast of five queer animal friends
• A sensitive, linear story about grief and community (1,750+ words)
• Beautiful graphics from classic artists in the public domain
• Storybook aesthetics reminiscent of Winnie the Pooh
  
• The duck of the hour, Professor Quackerton herself

The Locked Birdhouse is featured in Indiepocalypse #29 and the Queer Games Bundle 2022

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This game was created in 10 days for the (unexpectedly cancelled) Random Asset Flip jam. All of the rules disappeared when the jam did, but they were roughly: not allowed to make any new assets (but some recoloring is okay). If there were other rules I do not know what they were! With that in mind, here are all of the art credits:

Character Art by Julie de Graag

• Dog
• Cat (awake)
• Cat (asleep)
• Two Owls

Backgrounds and Frames

• The River Oise near Pontoise by Camille Pissarro
• Poplars, Éragny by Camille Pissarro
• Edge of the Woods Near L'Hermitage, Pontoise by Camille Pissarro
• Landscape at Saint-Charles, near Gisors, Sunset by Camille Pissarro
• Girl Carrying a Basket (1882) by Winslow Homer
• Eastern Point by Winslow Homer
• Northeaster (1895) by Winslow Homer
• Endpaper from Les oeuvres morales de Mr. Diderot via The MET
• Blue marigold illustration by William Morris
• Willow bough vintage illustration by William Morris
• Jasmine by William Morris
• Study sketch of ducks by Julie de Graag
• Woodcut Ornaments by Julie de Graag
• Florida Days by Louis K. Harlow / British Library
• Bluebeard; or, Fickle Fatima and the Fatal Key via the British Library
• Notra Voyage via the British Library
• Jezebel's Daughter via the British Library
• The Cycle Directory via the British Library
• Embracing all the towns and villages via the British Library
• St John the Baptist via the British Library
• Flowers of Song via the British Library
• Papers for Thoughtful Girls via the British Library

Miscellaneous Images

• Duck and cat by flanneldenim

Fonts

• Bitter by Huerta Tipográfica (via Google Fonts)
• Romulous by Pix3M
• Alagard by Pix3M

Sound and Music

• Zippo Click by dawith
• Menu Roll by mikeask
• Lonely Witch Loop by HorrorPen
• House in a Forest Loop by HorrorPen
• One by pheonton
• Soft Mysterious Harp Loop by VWolfdog
• Contemplation by Joth
• Salt Marsh Birds by Matthew Pablo

Thank you for playing, it means the world to me. Please consider leaving a comment or review if you enjoyed it.